Want to be inspired in your career? You’ve come to the right place

When it comes to top career tips, personal development advice and phenomenal people to inspire you, Inspirefest never disappoints.

Whether we’re looking for a change of scenery, a change of career or simply looking for something different, people need to be inspired.

When it comes to our careers, we need to be happy in what we do. It needs to give us enough flexibility and remuneration for a healthy work-life balance, sure.

However, a great career will also make us feel fulfilled, stimulated and happy. If you don’t feel like you’re quite there, don’t worry. You’re not alone.

But perhaps you just need to be inspired? Plenty of amazing people have switched careers, switched industries and found their way to their dream via the scenic route. And plenty of these amazing people took to the Inspirefest stage this week.

From guest columns and interviews to their on-stage appearances, we’ve gleaned some of the most inspirational career stories and advice this week from Inspirefest.

Learn about Dr France A Córdova’s phenomenal career, find out what Monica Parker thinks about the future of work and glean top interview tips from Maureen Taylor, to name but a few.

Once you’ve been suitably inspired on your career path, we have good news for women thinking about returning to work, and employees thinking about upskilling.

We also have some short-term tips for you, including kicking your productivity into high-gear, and some top interview tips from Hays for anyone who hasn’t had an interview in a long time.

Jenny is the Careers Editor at Siliconrepublic.com, although she prefers to be known as Careers Overlord. When she’s not writing about the science and tech industry, she’s writing short stories and attempting novels. She continuously buys more books than she can read in a lifetime and pretty stationery is her kryptonite. She also believes seagulls to be the root of all evil and her baking is the stuff of legends.

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